Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-06-28
on PACKING DVrTTR

OF PACKING BUTTER
There are reasons more than one why
butter shou't BE- packet In the very best
manner possible First Al packing
there remains little more - 90; nearly All
The required outisy % capitsl. time, and
labor has been mNie. and Que IL ~ tte
point 81 drawing the full return for the
whole Investment Now. thi. expected
return dspents not only upon The chsrAc-
ter % The very considerable outlay made.
bat almost as much upon the character OF
The very little outlay ye, necessary IN BE-
made. rhls h = cogcnt reason for do!ug
this last work well
Second. Had packing spolis the good
work ALREADY. The naesi batter made, n
badly packed. will rot sell Cor Zoe batter.
The reason Il plain. A single fault In Ary
article l. iust 80 much proof % fAultuc-s
arf The fact of visible defect IL suggestive
ani prcsumptlve of other lmpcrfsciion.
This would De true OF any fault found
anywhere. or az any time; bat, a. sppiied
o. butter. The truth Ia. more meaning
than II tas In usual application. How
true II II that a slnglc hair. or even stray
thrtad with striking resemblance to
halr. which ~ some untovari tccidcnt
has found - way into batter that In All
respects were faaltless, will create dis
trust In spite of al other clear evidence Of
r,Al merit. This Is particularly true of a
fault thAt appears ~ ones frsi look Al
anything. n mAkCs much difference
whether the ball ~ batter In which the
hair has been found IL The hrst Que % a
rev supply. or = chance bal % make -
which one l. lorg accustomed, and which
has galncl one's confidence. When the
irsi thing o. greet ones eye Il something
faulty. IL l. likely, with most people. IN
arouse pr, atioe agslusi The whole. II
l. very natural. TOO. % suppose that any
one who woui ~ palnstaking AMI neat
al through somewhat lengthy process. |
would no; be careless and sloyeuly With /
he "a, shor; nuishlug touches. oae i
likely 20 assume that dlscrcdliNble nnlsh /
l. pretty surc Indication of more or iess /
bai management Al along On The other /
hand. u II very natural to fancy that an1e /
polish ON TIE surface i an iniicAuou of |
gooi siuf within.
Apply this cxisiing tendency % oar /
batter. The very nrsi look ihA, The bat /
isr.huyer- gci i AZ The package. Before /
The quality 20 The butter has been Ooserv. /
ei A. an. an Impression has been created. |
for OF against. by thc mere agpcararcc /
presented ~ The ihirg In which The butter /
i euvelopri, Th.s appearance may hc /
enough % create bias in favor of he /
batter. ora prtlldlce against 10 N one /
Who has closely observed The srsci % lli- /
Je lrfuercs. upon huitsr.h1yVrs, or even /
npou iudrss of batter ai fairs. can fall - /
agpreC ate this - a strong factor
II would be good policy for cycu poor \
batter maker o. take advantage ~ ihls \
fact. 10 would hc folly on tie part ~ ihc /
20 81 bai;er.makcr not 20 take The iullcsi /
possible Advantage ~ this fact
Talri TIE gtason WY packirs saoali \
bc Ncl done is rot lcss stroug than ne
foregoing Upon The packing. - upon
the mAks. bspeuis the koep.uc qaAlliy of
butter 10 Il only by being well pack-i
that the batter viii hold f0r = Necessary /
length of time whaievcf good qualities 70
nav possess. n i rsmArkaaic cssy -
spoil he bet 20 batter ~ hai packing.
Bliteg Il subject . constant change. ln
Ouly oue NAy can that change bc favorable
. TIE butter. aui that i possible I'm
provcmrrt ln some case BY flpen.ne AT I
other change IL against u sni This im.
pfovemert ~ riperlns must proceed /
slowly. 90 csuse the butter - De short /
lived The extent % that undesirable /
change j. affected ~ Whatever comes Into /
contact with The batter. Some thlngs, /
f1r Instance = nat or an apple, are proyii' I
td lu themselves WITH some protection /
sgalns. tlc uni0NAri i-fleuccs snfronni. /
iug them. Butter. an artificial product /
ln some respects more easily ticciei-as
for instance by tsmperaiurc-is not 80 /
provided Ani j. dependent wholly upon an |
artificial provlsion-in other wcrds upon
th. packing This .. an Important cor
siieraii0n. II will be found that .he suc-
csssful 1uiief.makefs provide against
lriury % ihelf weil.maic butter, by giving \
II the ari.fciI protection OF some kim oi
covering The careless buiier.m,ker
caves Il unprotected against ths rough /
handling which II i sure % gei.
A moments thoaght will saow ne bat
ier-maker the need % seeing that butter
i provided with protection against hantl'
lng. not oriy ti 10 gets into The dealers
hsnis. bui tili II reaches The consumer.
A. TIE trade IL now constituted In mosi
places. The only hops for butter holding
lts own during 10 stsy ln The hands oi
the dealer, Is the provision that has been
made for IL hy TIE wise fore-,houghi of
the one Who made 10 What Il IL.
IL i then matter OF selflnieresi TOT
every buiisrm.ker 90 take pains 20 pro-
vide such covering ADi protection Tor
butter that will ensure is safe arrival into
the hands ofthe consumer. .-Ifot LyncAs
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